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by supporting her horrible ex to cheat on his WIFE the HR woman < how did she support it? I don't think she did. I mean, ideally she would tell her the truth, but taking into consideration her circumstances and how she would most likely lose her job if the truth came out... I also cannot fully blame her for not saying anything. But I don;'t see how she supported the cheating.

It had some fun comedic moments that I really enjoy. Comedy is subjective, a lot of people loved the dildo scene, I found it offensive. But I did like some of the more dry humor from few scenes.

So the identity round is over and honestly, Oneus ATE. Cravity did amazing job too, they feel like baby The Boyz 😂
The biggest issue for most groups here is - they don't really have the identity to show ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Or the one given by their agency does not even fit them.

Perfect example - Younite. Outside of the show they are more bubbly and refreshing and it honestly does not match them. This round was their weakest performance. This show is a great opportunity to re-establish their identity. Personally I think the dark concept first the best. I don't mean dark sexy shit, I mean dark leaning into horror, shit like vixx voodoo doll.

8Turn... except for their first performance in round one, I don't remember anything from them 🙂At the same time that performance in round one is my 3rd favorite one from the whole show. I feel like every next round they tried to do more and more and they get lost in their own ideas... And whatever they want to show becomes unclear.

Cravity are The Boyz of this season becased on the creativity 😉 Talk To Me performance was SO GOOD. I like how they can utilize simple props in various way (this round with the cube for example). At the same time, no idea if it's just me, but they seem like the favorites of the production team 🙂

Oneus is Oneus, they are THE seniors in the team, they know what they want to show and how to show it. Mad Max themed performance WAS GREAT, they knew exactly what their strengths are and how to use them. Hwan Woong is obviously ace of aces in the show...

Tempest... sadly just forgettable. I honestly do not have anything to say coz nothing stands out and that's the biggest issue.

The CrewOne aka the dance team 😂Kind of all over the place. They said it themselves - after their performances what you think is: they are good at dancing... that's it.

The New Six - poor babies. I HONESTLY believe they are fucked coz they are under PSY's company. He is GREAT at giving creative freedom to his artists and it works... for fucking established artists. It does not work for a rookie groups. These just seem like they lack support and directions. I actually love The Next Six's music and I do think they musically wise have a specific and established identity, but who cares when they cannot really present it well coz they don't get enough help and support from the company. And it does real like that - them kids being left alone to figure shit out.

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Outside of the groups and their performance, what a shitty camera work they have this time and the editing team also has no fucking idea what they are doing. No idea what the fuck happened, but they fail to highlight the good aspects of the performances so bad, it's sad. In majority cases I would suggest just watching the FullCam version mnet uploads.

Also, not the biggest fan of the whole ace shit. Just make a separate fucking show to pick ace of aces among idols for fuck sake. Most teams are not in the business long enough to figure out the proper balance between highlighting the aces, but making sure the other members do not seem like just a background. They focus what too fucking much on the aces, or too little. It does not work more often than not. And it makes the whole voting/elimination system a fucking mess. Which I also still don;t get.

The audience is DEAD 🥲 None of them enjoys the performances... the shit we see in the ep is one thing, how stiff and with barely any reactions we see in these one take full cam versions is another... I am honestly amazed with all these groups being able to deliver such an energetic performances with audience like that. 🤡

glad to know it was helpful :)

oh yeah... I honestly disliked what they did with Mo Eum's arc at the end 🤡 don't mind her leaving for a year, but first she should have that discussion with Dan Ho, only then potentially talk to Yeon Du about being her mom etc 😭

Sseung's parent's love story < omg how much I loved them! I think romance wise I was the most invested in them 😂😂

Before they said he was just like 10 months younger than FL, I thought the bro is AT BEST his early 20' 🤡

The restaurant was too much tbh 😂 i think it would be better if he just surprised her with suggesting they can transform her dad's place into her own and then working on it together.

A mostly easy watch < the way I got existential crisis and was force to face all my traumas hahaha and you go: a mostly easy watch 😂😂😂😂😂

I actually love how at times pathetic the ML was hahahah Good to see him play a realistic dude you can actually meet, compared to all them flawless MLs he did in the past 🤡

I totally agree the romance was great. I loved the initial friendship, loved when they got together, but I do think the transition itself was... lacking a bit?

💖😭 9.5/10.

Been ages since I related to a character as much as I did to Seok Ryu. This drama was legit like a therapy for me.
The way it exposed all my pathological ways of thinking, insecurities, fears and internal struggles was scary, but so beautiful.

This ain't even a romance for me. Slice of life is so much more fitting. Personal struggles and the family setting were just as important as the romance here and I honestly probably loved these aspect more.

I lived not only for the leads, but also the supporting characters and their stories. ML's parents? One of my fav romances this year 😂

Honestly, I think I wrote all my thoughts in the review (hopefully spoiler free... I tried), so you can read that. I'm too tired to rewrite it for the post 🙂

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Seok Ryu's journey was just 💯

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That true. They introduced WAY too many issues and then did nothing with them 🙂

Cravity did great with their performance. Loved the whole structure of it. It had proper opening and closure, great highlights solid dance part and vocals. Hope they will build up on it and improve with every performance. Easily my fav stage so far this season.

I am tired of awful parents too, but I can handle it if it's significant for the plot etc. But here everyone was just shitty parent and it was never truly addressed, developed nor the writers gave any closure...

Yep, not one person actually acknowledged she was in fact neglected by her parents. It always felt like everyone thought she was wrong and at best they let her vent because they thought she was selfish or hurt because she thought her mother truly loved her and she just misunderstood...

Maybe I misunderstood it all, but I'm pretty sure she decided to never do DNA testing, even after the kid is born. And that I cannot be behind... even for a potential case of health issues the child might have, when they first contact family members to be potential donors, because there is a higher chance of match... or just the child finding out they might not be the biological child of their father and is asked being able to get a better answer than: we don't know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's just irresponsible and selfish - they don't need it, and they don't think if the kid might need it at some point. Personally, I would rather know who my biological father is. Even if my all means I will treat the person who raised me as my father, I would still want to know.

bish was gaslit by everyone about how amazing her mother was 😂

i agree about supporting characters outshining the leads. I actually liked the individual story for FL with her trying to navigate her feelings towards her mother and her "siblings", but this was so underdeveloped with no proper closure, i just got tired of it at some point...

reaction to episode 13 as I watch...
I was so scared I will get bored and that 1h 20 minutes is too long for the fluff. But I actually loved the episode 😭

The way they are scared of even normal interactions and questions, coz they are afraid to get caught 😂 Dramatic music and slow-mo adds to it well 👍🏻

The way they are digging their own grave every time they open up their mouths lol Here's the thing tho - 1h 20 min episode for a fluff era scares me. For me dramas should have uneven lengths of eps - when shit goes down make them longer, but when it's more chill, it's fine to keep it 60 minutes.

"If that happens, we'll have to have a very wholesome, innocent and nice relationship like little kids" 🤣 I mean I actually love that this is part of the discussion. Bishes are 30, they do not want an innocent kids like first relationship when the highlight is holding hands 😂

"즐거움엔 끝이없다" tVN 🤣🤣🤣 to have a make out session after this cinge line, I am impressed 🤡

Dan Ho, I love you, but just go get therapy 🤣

Okay the "bibimeudbap" PPL was actually solid. Good transitions. His girlfriend is taking the national cooking exam, and here he is eating instant food microwaved 🙂

Bae Dong Jin is so useless as a person. Being 30 the "I didn't know" cannot be used as an excuse. This type of a mistake is fine when you are a teen, or just started your 20'. Fine, you have no idea about regulations, how to do business research or that you even have to do it. But fucking 30? You should know you need to google shit before putting money into it 🙂

"I really wanted to do well this time" and that's why I did ZERO research on the product I was selling and went into it with ZERO plan on how to sell it, how to go about it, zero risk management etc 🤡

Okay but for real tho, Mi Suk and Geun Sik? Not the greatest parents. They kind of fucked over both of their kids. Unrealistically high expectations for the daughter made her overachiever that feels like she needs to deal with everything alone. Zero hopes and expectations for the son and protecting him from everything made him undisciplined and with zero real life skills so now even if he wants to do well, bitch has no idea how and does not have habits and personality to find out himself.

"I don't like you" FUCK BITCH DID NOT EVEN HESITATE AND DID NOT STUTTER 😂 This is how you fake disliking someone and rejecting them even if you do have feelings for them. You don't cry and hesitate and barely say anything - no one would believe such a rejection 🤡 He is a pro.

SOMEONE GIVE MO EUM A HUG 😭

I love Hye Suk and Gyeong Jong so much! I am as invested in their romance as I am in any other in this show 😂

"Not everyone can be special. Most people just live ordinary lives. And the same goes for me. So don't be too obsessed with becoming someone great. Just find what's valuable to you in your life. That's more than enough."

Okay... I honestly don't really like that Yeon Du is not his daughter. I loved the single father representation, and while it kind of still is a fact - he is Yeon Du's father, something just does not sit right for me with this development. It feels unnecessary as fuck.

The girls are not wrong tho. On one side she is overqualified by working for such a huge company to be hired in kitchen. On the other hand... she is underqualified by having no practical experience in cooking, she barely got the certificate. It will be hard for her to get a job...

"you researched a lot" ONE FUCKING STICKY NOTE HAHAHAHA OMG I AM DYING 😂 Such a serious scene, but I cannot stop laughing coz he said she researched a lot with ONE FUCKING STICKY NOTE 🤡

Mo Eum drinking soju from the bottle with a straw - god bless her.

"I like to take Mo eum" HE SAOD OMGJHGDHJGDSG YOOOOOOOOONDSGDSGHFDS OMG DHJFGDHJGDS I AM NO READY! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

it's not like I can choose to forget Legendary War as I watch this season 🤡 Ain't no white truck of doom to give me amnesia 🤣. And that's why I said it set the bar too high... They created Legendary War and now everything that follows seems less impactful.

That said... Ateez was only 3 years after debut when they performed and yet their performances were extremely well directed and planned and cohesive as fuck.

JUST B, CRAVITY has been idols for a similar period of time and Oneus has been in business for 5 years < I think it's fair to expect more from these groups.